Graham English

"In my opinion, the problems with tip culture on the web are many, not least the evidence that most of the page-view-obsessed poopers of online tips seem to have zero real interest in solving any problem beyond their own need to generate repeat traffic from dazed information tourists. But, the common problem of all tip fixations traces back to a misunderstanding of how anybody ever got great at doing anything." - Graham English

Yeah. i noticed too. Super easy to do stuff now. Not the annoying tabs everywhere. Looks great. - Nathan Gilmer

I've been using 2.7 for a couple of weeks and haven't had any problems at all so far. - Matthew Bennett

wow. Just tried it too. Very impressive: I really like how you can customize things. Interesting to see the speed at which wordpress is mutating compared to blogger. I am wondering why google is not pushing harder in this front. This is one of the few services on the web I pay a subscription for. - Edwin Khodabakchian

"Okay, she's got talent. But the best thing to happen to soul music? Since the title is asking, I have to say no. And who gives a fuck about the trumpet player being a caterer? This is a manufactured story for a dynamically-deaf presentation of a talented but not legendary voice (who wouldn't be half as alluring without the cleavage laden video)." - Graham English

Slated to report their findings Wednesday at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting in Chicago, doctors said that ultrasound and other minimally invasive imaging techniques can help guide the removal of these foreign objects from the wounds. This is one of the first-ever reports of self-embedding, the authors said. - Shevonne Polastre via Bookmarklet

The article I had read about this three or four days ago actually did make that distinction, but most people just want to think of body modification as being gross and stupid anyway. I have to defend body modding quite often. It's ridiculous because I don't attack others for their lifestyle, artistic and self-expression choices. But that's tangential to the issue. The issue is body modification != self-mutilation/self-embedding disorder. - Mattie Kenny

I definitely have no problem with people doing body mods. The ones that are done in artistic manner are very cool and not gross in any way. I think the general public's opinion is swayed by the fact that most people only see photos of the more extreme body mods or disfiguring self mutilation because they are much more sensational than artistic mods. I'm kind of surprised that the article did not show some examples of the self mutilation that these kids were inflicting upon themselves. - Jeff P. Henderson

hahaha - Anna Haro

My fellow freelancers have said work requests have increased in the last six months. - David Bisset (sn)

Just set GFC up today http://www.isthisstupid.com - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

So I had to create a totally different account for my blog/subdomain: http://i.grahamenglish.net Hoping they get that straightened out so a top-level domain can have a single account that includes all subdomains. - Graham English

Just set up mine as well: http://triconium.com/ - David Fendley

Yes this is the burger that never goes away -_- - Lindsey via Bookmarklet

You, my friend, are full of the GREATEST ideas. - Threepwood

"We have come here today to pay respects to David... a man who claimed he could eat anything. Even if it was a donut and bacon burger...." - David Bisset (sn)

"A new Firefox extension called Pirates of the Amazon lets users download movies, games, TV shows, and MP3s free of charge by cross referencing Amazon's product pages with torrent files from the Pirate Bay." - Anthony Farrior via Bookmarklet

Hahaha This makes me laugh everytime I see it - Joe Dawson (beta)

rofl! - Anthony Farrior

Thanks icono! - Shevonne Polastre via Bookmarklet

"What do you do with 400 free bags of Cheetos? Dump them into the office of an unsuspecting co-worker while he's out at lunch, of course." - Carmen via Bookmarklet

Call me a curmudgeon, but the first reaction I feel is one of shock -- at the extravagant waste involved in this. Yeah, Cheetos don't carry much in the way of nutritional value, but this is still someone throwing away a massive amount of calories as a "joke". And I'm also imagining that they left a hefty amount of Cheetos dust for the poor janitorial staff to clean up. - Chester

crunchy. 'nuff said. - Jim Jannotti

1:17 - Jess Lee

1:1.93 :-( - Kol Tregaskes

1:3 - (@){

I want! - BEX

I think I just wet myself. Do want. Now! - Jason Huebel

The destruction of a fine apple pie :( - Mo Kargas

I could see this being OH SO TASTY - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

This incredibly cool hobbit-like house was handbuilt for just $5,000. Make your own with minimal tools. Some assembly required. - Chris Baskind via Bookmarklet

Good luck getting it past code. - Dave Bonta

WANT!!!!! - Ladybug Heather

Oh dear god. - Jason Huebel

This is absolutely terrifying. - Jamelle

I can tell you what the uncropped version looks like. Right below the picture is the bottom of his belly dangling slightly above his knees. Nothing to see here. - Bryan Clark

this isn't meant to be to drag discussion to the post, would just be interested in seeing if there are other people out there who feel the same. You can see the post here http://thenextweb.com/2008/12/... if you're interested. - Zee.

that's a fair point Graham, i guess my point is really that i'm tired of '2nd rate twitter clones' appearing on the scene...and Pownce (although it started well) became that. Regarding Twitter, i'm just tired of being tired with the service...not sure how much competition a service like that needs before it realises it needs to step up its game - Zee.

I don't know if you're saying users shouldn't go to Twitter or just encouraging them to seek alternative networks... But I agree that it's good riddance to Pownce. - Voyagerfan5761 via fftogo

"David Gregory will take the reins as moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," the Huffington Post has learned. Gregory has been a leading contender for the permanent spot since Tom Brokaw stepped in as interim moderator following Tim Russert's death in June." - Dave Winer via Bookmarklet